Shipping-case.



C. G. QUACKBNBUSH.

SHIPPING CASE.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 30, 1912.

Patented June 16, 1914.

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SHIPPING-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed December 30, 1912. Serial No. 739,326.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES G. QUAoK- ENBUSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping- Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shipping cases for bottles, etc, and comprises a simple and efficient de vice of this nature which, when not in use, may be reduced to a compact form and easily and quickly put together.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a top plan view of a case made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken in a plane at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 2 on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A, A designate the sides of the crate, the outer faces of which are provided with transverse grooves B near their ends, said grooves being formed preferably at a slight inclination to the length of the side.

G are angular fastening plates, with the edges thereof bent to form flanges C which fit the grooves which are adjacent to each corner of the boX and the ends of the plates have flanges D which are adapted to fold over the edges of the side walls of the boxing or crating to hold said corners securely in place.

The rack for the casing comprises the bars E, the ends of which are bent at right angles as at F and engage slots or kerfs formed in the inner surfaces of the four walls of the crate at any suitable location, said kerfs or slots being preferably in the same plane. Said bars, which run in series at right angles to one another, are fastened together where they intersect by means of rivets H and each bar, intermediate its point of intersection, is bent upon itself to form a resilient loop J, thus forming series of resilient arms adapted to frictionally engage and hold a bottle securely, even though the crate be inverted. The bars of which the rack is formed being of a resilient material, the upright portions near the end of each bar and which terminate in right angled ends may be sprung back out of the kerfs or grooves in the event of it being desired to remove the rack from the walls. It will be noted, however, that the rack is preferably placed in proper position so that the angled ends will engage the grooves when the four walls are brought together in readiness to receive the fastening means for holding the corners together.

By the provision of a crate made in accordance with my invention, it will be noted that the same may be reduced to a compact form for convenience in shipping or storing and provision is made whereby bottles may be securely held from contact with one another and held in their proper positions.

What I claim to be new is A knock-down box having sides and open at top and bottom, a series of slots formed in a horizontal plane in the sides and extending partially through the same, two series of bars bent upon themselves at intervals to form loops, the two series of bars positioned at right angles to each other and fastened together at their points of intersection, the ends of the bars being bent at angles and coincident with the plane of the bent portions of said loops and engaging said slots, and detachable means for holding the ends of the sides of the box together, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alfixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES GUY QUACKENBUSH.

Witnesses:

RALPH SoHAUss, PHARES DAUBER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

